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12991. Cynthia Tan

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Teaching level and subjects

Secondary/ O level
English, Literature
Junior College/ A level
General Paper
Language
English

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9.9
211
(Top 5%)
Gender Female
Age 31 to 40
Date Joined Oct 2008
Occupation Ex-Teacher
SMS Responses 8
Teaching at
Scotts Rd
Newton
Orchard Rd
Thomson Rd
Novena
Braddell
Toa Payoh
Serangoon
Ang Mo Kio
Bishan
Thomson Rd
Yishun
Khatib
Seletar
Yio Chu Kang
 
 
2004 Diploma (Nanyang Technological University)
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Specialisation in teaching at Secondary School Level)
2002 Bachelor (National University of Singapore)
Bachelor of Arts (Merit)
1998 GCE A (Anderson Junior College)
Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, General Paper (B3), AO Chinese Lanuage, AO Chinese Lanuage
1996 GCE O (Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary School)
English Language (A2), Literature in English (A1), Geography, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Chinese Lanuage, Chinese Lanuage

Experience/Remarks

- 12 years of home tutoring experience

- Specialisation in English

- Taught 4 years in a local sec. school and 1 year in the pri. division of a Singapore international school overseas. Also taught English to pri. and sec. school students in a tuition centre, authored/edited English assessment books published by the tuition centre and assisted in the preparation of the English curriculum materials for sec. students.

- Very familiar with PSLE and O Level syllabi

- All students' grades have improved and students and parents have positive comments with regards to the assistance provided.

- Taught and teaching foreign students in the local school system

- Sec. school students have seen improvement in their grades from either a fail to at least a B4 or from 50+ to 65+ and above marks. Last year's batch of sec. 4 students have progressed from a D7/C6 to at least a B3 for the weakest student after the O Level results were released. Other students scored A2/A1.

- Pri. school students have improved from 50+ marks to an A in last year's PSLE and 1 student topped her class (student is from a good school which sets very high standards).

- Pri. students include GEP (Nanyang Pri), Pei Chun and Maha Bodhi. Sec. students include students from Xin Ming, Paya Lebar MGS, ACS, SJI, HCI, St Andrew's, Henderson, Mayflower, Kuo Chuan, Balestier.

- JC1 student is in HCJC (IP Programme) and moving on to JC2 next year. Also teaching JC2 student from CJC.

- Engaged to t

Commitment Level

I can start asap and can commit long-term. Lesson materials will be provided and lessons will be tailored according to the student's needs and abilities, with challenging exercises and practices given to stimulate the student and to encourage the student to strive to do his/her best. Dashes of love and advice will also be dished out as and when necessary.

Assignments (3 Taken)

Home Tuition

# Date Area District Level Subjects Sessions Per Month
1 03 Jul 09 NE Serangoon P6 English 8 x 1.5hrs
2 21 Jul 09 NE Bishan, Thomson Rd P5 English 4 x 1.5hrs
3 06 Jun 10 - Braddell, Toa Payoh O4 English 4 x 2hrs